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  • Monday’s server outage – what went wrong?

    On Monday evening, Yacapaca was unavailable from 21:01 to 23:40 UK time due to a problem at our data centre. This is the longest unplanned outage we have had for several years, I’m relieved to say, but no less nerve racking for that. I requested, and got, a full explanation from Jon Roberts, the MD…

  • Homework & Revision Logs give you insights into how your students really study at home

    How useful would it be to know what time your students really sit down to do their homework, and how long they actually spend on it? Well, now you can, because we have updated the Homework and Revision logs. Here’s what the

  • The new Quiz Preview for iPad looks *very* different – and much better, I think.

    If you use Yacapaca on your iPad, iPhone or Android device, I am greatly relieved to tell you that at long last we’ve got Quiz Preview working on it. Sorry it’s taken so long. It is based on the full mobile version that students are already using. Here are some screenshots: In the app, the swipe panel  at the…

  • Revision primer

    If you are new to Yacapaca, here is how to get your students up and running on our advanced (and free!) revision system in just 5 steps.

  • Quiz Builder is making quiz authoring three times easier

    Last month we completed our Quiz Builder project. The aim was to make quiz authoring easier, and to increase quality by encouraging authors to choose the highest-quality available questions in preference to writing new ones. Did it work? Here are the monthly statistics for February, compared with the same month last year: February of 2014 2013 Quizzes…